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Where to watch Labor Day parades around central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — People across the U.S. will celebrate Labor Day on Monday, which recognizes the achievements of workers and the American labor movement. Many people celebrating will take part in or watch parades. According to the West Central Illinois Labor Council, here are some of the ones that will take place around central Illinois:
25 Sports Thursday- flag football, soccer and volleyball highlights
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Richwoods plays the area’s first ever IHSA Flag Football game plus a big day of soccer and volleyball. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News mobile app, and on our WEEK 25News SmartTV streaming app. Learn more about how you can get connected to 25News streaming live news here.
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in downtown Peoria shooting Friday
A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the face in downtown Peoria early Friday morning. Peoria police responded to the 500 block of Main Street on a shooting report just after 2:30 a.m. Officers found the injured man outside the Neon Bison bar.
Cross Country Opens 2024 Season at the Rock River Invite
ROCKFORD, IL. – The Eureka Cross Country team opened the 2024 season on Friday evening at the Rock River Invite. On the men's side, the Red Devils placed three runners in the top seven. Bailey Webster (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria) led the way for the Red Devils with a 5k personal record (PR) of 17:59.1 on his way to a 4th place finish. Senior Tony DeLira (Chicago, Ill./Alcott) finished in 5th place, just behind Webster, with a time of 18:21.7, while Junior Jose Amador (Kempton, Ill./Tri-Point) came in 7th place with a 5k PR of 18:51.5. Michael Beaumont (Greenup, Ill./Cumberland) took 20th place for the Red Devils with a PR of 21:41.5, while newcomer Kristoffer Collins-Brown (Decatur, Ill./Unity Christian) came in 24th place with a time of 25:07.3 in his first race for the Red Devils. The moment of the night, however, came when Senior Hayden Skaggs (Mansfield, Tex./Mansfield) crossed the finish line with a 5k PR of 28:15.8. This was Skaggs' first cross country meet since a serious car accident had forced him into a wheelchair.
'Pride and Persistence' continues Peoria author Joe Chianakas's Karate Kid love story, with plenty of new twists
There's new twists galore in a Peoria author's latest installment in his book series centered around the travails of high school martial-arts enthusiast Aiden Rothe and friends. Joe Chianakas is an Illinois Central College professor and author of the Rabbit in Red horror trilogy. Pride and Persistence picks up where...
Steamy and occasionally stormy on Friday
One more day before we get relief from the heat and humidity. Cold front #1 will create scattered showers and thunderstorms on Friday. There’s a small chance a few of the storms could be strong to severe. Behind cold front #1, we’ll see highs in the mid 80s and less humidity over the weekend. Cold front #2 Sunday will bring even cooler and drier air with highs on Labor Day in the upper 70s. Long term, the pattern looks quiet and warm next week with highs 80 to 85.
Fire, clowns, pro wrestling and lots of sweet corn at a sweaty Sweet Corn Circus
Last weekend, Uptown Normal had jugglers, tumblers, fire dancers and clowns around every corner. Visitors saw a wrestling ring and vendor booths. And of course, no Sweet Corn Circus is complete without corn. So. Much. Corn. It was a super sweaty Sweet Corn Circus this year, but thousands braved the...
IDOT expects to fully reopen I-74 rest area in the next few months
An Illinois Department of Transportation spokesperson says the Mackinaw Dells rest area on eastbound Interstate 74 is expected to reopen fully in November. Repairs are ongoing at an Interstate 74 rest area between Peoria and Bloomington-Normal that’s been closed for more than a year, but a full reopening isn’t expected for a few months.
Volunteers needed as Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall set to return to East Peoria
EAST PEORIA (25News Now) - The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in East Peoria next month and the city is asking for volunteers. Volunteers are needed to help set up and take down the wall panels as well as provide information and security. The traveling memorial wall will be...
Bellevue man indicted on hate crime charge
BELLEVUE, Ill. – A Bellevue man has been indicted on a hate crime charge by a Peoria County grand jury. 46-year-old Charles Gathard was indicted on felony hate crime one count Tuesday. 25 News reports that Gathard, on the night of August 6th, allegedly shouted slurs at his black...
Is TripShot the next shot on campus?
Bradley University Police announced TripShot would be replacing TransLoc as the new Safety Cruiser App on campus on Aug. 16. Tripshot provides drivers with a variety of options, including the student’s current location, a list of all the routes currently in operation and a list of stops near the student’s location. Drivers also see the estimated arrival times for any area the student is trying to reach.
Have You Seen Her? Authorities Searching For 15-Year-Old From Eureka Illinois
Authorities are searching for a 15-year-old missing from Eureka, Illinois since August 17th, 2024. Have you seen Kassity?. Her name is Kassity Albright. She's 15 years old, 5' 5", and 156lbs. Kassit was last seen with her boyfriend in Miller Park on August 17th, 2024. Around 12:40AM, that was the...
Vehicle fire closes lane on Interstate 74
CARLOCK, Ill. (WMBD) — Part of Interstate 74 near Carlock was closed due to a vehicle fire on Thursday. According to information from the Illinois State Police, troopers responded to the vehicle fire in the westbound lane of I-74 near mile marker 120 at approximately 1:35 p.m. A vehicle...
Peoria man sentenced for threatening to assault & murder U.S. district court judge
PEORIA, Ill. (WICS) — A Peoria man was sentenced to over three years in prisonfor threatening a federal judge. On Aug. 21,Paul Jordan Klawer, 34, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison. Klawer was also ordered to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon completion of his...
Cooler, less humid weather on the horizon
PEORIA (25News Now) - We have a few more days of warm, muggy weather on tap before we see some relief arrive in the forecast. Thursday will trend warm and steamy with temperatures near 90 by the afternoon. A few pockets of patchy dense fog will be possible this morning followed by mostly sunny skies. With the humidity it will feel more like the mid to even the upper 90′s yet again. A cold front will arrive Friday morning brining the chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. The latest forecast models continue to speed up the arrival of the front, with the best chance for rain looking to arrive during the morning with drier conditions for the afternoon and evening. Once this front passes, temperatures and dew points will begin to fall, brining mild weather back for Labor Day Weekend!
New craft beer festival with over 30 brews coming to Peoria Heights. Here's what to know
It has been five years since the Peoria Jaycees hosted their last International Beer Festival in 2019. Bre Henderson, taproom manager at Bust’d Brewing, said customers have often shared their desire for a craft beer festival to return to central Illinois. ...
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